Journal of Healthy Living

14 Health Foods That Are Bad For You

First red wine is good for you, then it’s bad, then it’s good, then bad, then good… you get the idea. Things that were once good for you, quickly turn bad, then good… how are you supposed to keep it straight? I have absolutely no idea, but I do know that now there are fourteen more items on the “good” list that should instead be on the “bad list.” Those fourteen items, according to David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, authors of Eat This, Not That! are:

1. Bran Muffin - too much sugar and refined flour, it’ll spike your blood sugar
2. Chicken Caesar Salad - fatty dressing and too much cheese
3. Tuna Melt - too much mayo, cheese, and dressing
4. Chicken Wrap - wrap is packed with calories and dense carbs
5. Turkey Burger - can be just as bad as beef, go with a lean sirloin beef
6. Fruit Smoothies - sugars and high-fructose corn syrup… please pass
7. Granola Bar - high-fructose corn syrup is the glue
8. Pasta Salad - pasta is highly refined flour, spikes your blood sugar
9. Yogurt with Fruit on the Bottom - too much sugar or high fructose corn syrup!
10. Bagel with Cream Cheese - bagels are not healthy, cream cheese is fatty
11. Pasta Primavera - butter, cream & quick-burn carbs = badness
12. Dried Fruit - you end up eating too much because it’s dried, plus added sugar
13. Fish Sandwich - is it deep-fried and dipped in tartar? you know it’s bad
14. Margarine - tons of trans-fats instead of saturated fat, use whipped butter

Ultimately, a lot of those things have bad versions and good versions. You can get a turkey burger that’s healthy for you or you can get a turkey burger drenched in all sorts of yummy badness, it’s a matter of choice. Buy a fruit smoothie from a store and you likely get bad, make it yourself and you should be fine. There are a few items on the list that might be surprising, like the dried fruit and the bagel with cream cheese, but ultimately if you’re smart you should be able to figure it out.